title: Recreating an esthetically and functionally acceptable dentition: a multidisciplinary approach.
abstract: Patients today demand a youthful, attractive smile with comfortable functional acceptance. The complete oral rehabilitation of patients with a functionally compromised dentition frequently involves a multidisciplinary approach and presents a considerable clinical challenge. To a great extent, proper patient selection and careful interdisciplinary treatment planning, including acknowledgment of the patient's perceived needs, reasons for seeking services, financial ability, and socioeconomic profile, can govern the predictability of successful restorations. This clinical report describes a successful interdisciplinary approach for the management of a severely worn dentition with reduced vertical dimension of occlusion. Treatment modalities included periodontal crown lengthening procedures, endodontic treatment followed by post and core restorations, and prosthetic rehabilitation for severe tooth surface loss and reduced vertical dimension of occlusion comprising metal-ceramic restorations in esthetic zones and full-metal restorations in posterior regions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics and Maxillofacial Prosthetics, Maharaja Gangasingh Dental College and Research Center, Sriganganagar, Rajasthan, India. dr.mukeshgoyal@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Mukesh Kumar
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Goyal
authors.forename: Shelly
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Goyal
authors.forename: Veena
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hegde
authors.forename: Dhanasekar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Balkrishana
authors.forename: Aparna I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Narayana
mesh_terms: D016556:Crown Lengthening; D003442:Crowns; D003722:Dental Alloys / Q000737:chemistry; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D003807:Dentin Sensitivity / Q000628:therapy; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007574:Jaw Relation Record / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys / Q000737:chemistry; D008875:Middle Aged; D009065:Mouth Rehabilitation / Q000379:methods*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011176:Post and Core Technique; D012390:Root Canal Therapy / Q000379:methods; D016388:Tooth Loss / Q000534:rehabilitation; D057085:Tooth Wear / Q000628:therapy; D014716:Vertical Dimension
chemical_list: D003722:Dental Alloys; D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys